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Chapter 1010 The Recorder of the Omnipotent Universe
Chapter 1010 The Recorder of the Omnipotent Universe
everything is over.
As Chen Tao raised his head, the destiny of the Endless Family reopened his book, saying this.
And on the pages of the book, he also said the same thing.
"You're good, very good—"
Chen Tao heard him say that.
Chen Tao knew very well that this was not fate speaking.
Behind those towering pages, the fate of the Endless Family was nothing more than a puppet manipulated at will by his duties.
Fate is revealing to Chen Tao the path he must take next, and this is precisely the direction that the DC multiverse wants Chen Tao to go.
The DC multiverse has become accustomed to Chen Tao's protection, and to this ever-growing crisis and endless debt.
He is not alone; he lacks the conscious will to end this infinitely vast debt. From the perspective of the DC multiverse, he currently feels only one thing:
Batman: Dragon, you're a good guy!
Therefore, good people will definitely continue to help the DC multiverse solve problems. So the DC multiverse should quickly issue tasks to good people, and then just wait for them to complete the tasks.
Fate declared: "Ah, Batman Dragon—protector of the DC multiverse, practitioner of the power of the sixth-dimensional gods, guardian of the trans-temporal flow, I must warn you—a new crisis is imminent."
Nonsense, how could they not come? It's all because of the trouble left behind by what Chen Tao just did.
"The goddess of magic, Hecate, is about to be resurrected, while the Outer God known as the Upside-Down Man is eyeing her covetously."
The Void Hand lurks in the DC multiverse, intending to corrupt the Miracle Machine, while Dr. Manhattan's attitude remains ambiguous.
Papetua returned to the wall, driving Mandrake, corrupted by her divine blood, to attempt to corrupt Mind Superman and Earth 2's old Superman;
The Batman Who Laughs is plotting his evil plan to seize control of the entire DC multiverse;
Behind all this crisis, the Origin Hands are on their way to the DC multiverse, intending to set things right and reduce the entire world corrupted by Perpetua to nothingness.
Fate declared, "Batman Dragon, the DC multiverse is calling, destiny awaits you—it's time to begin a new journey."
"—That's enough, get out of here, I know." Chen Tao shook his head. Destiny immediately fell silent, quietly shutting his mouth.
Before this————
He's going home.
The history of Papetua's ascent from the wall has been erased, which also means—
His history of cosmic destruction is also gone.
Unlike the original Lantern Knight, he still has a home to return to.
This is the best part.
In the immeasurable expanse of time, the new god Metron sat atop the Chair of Möbius, a detached observer witnessing the grand narrative of creation.
The Möbius Chair granted him near-omnipotent vision and knowledge, so powerful, vast, and all-knowing, which he bore alone and guarded with utmost care.
Metron firmly believes that the chair is the key to unlocking the ultimate mystery and the origin itself, the immense energy of which originates from beyond the boundaries of the universe he inhabits and exists within all things within it.
Those gods beyond reality created the multiverse with an invisible, gigantic hand.
With unsolved mysteries lingering in his mind, Metatron died, killed by Dr. Manhattan. When he glimpsed Dr. Manhattan's secret, he was annihilated along with Night Owl from Earth 3 in the main universe.
The grand story he has recorded over the years remains unfinished, and now his chair is at the mercy of others, broken and in disarray.
Dr. Manhattan's murder not only killed Metron, but also killed the most important observer in the DC multiverse.
Besides the Mettron, there are other observers in the DC. For example, in the early history of the multiverse, powerful cosmic forces assigned several Time Gods, Fizinets, to observe the Dark Multiverse. However, the Time Gods' duties were limited to the boundaries of the Dark Creatures, unlike the Mettrons who were responsible for observing the entire universe. The history recorded by the Time Gods was incomplete and fragmented, only observing the entire DC multiverse from the perspective of the Dark Multiverse.
However, the superheroes like the Watcher, such as the Ambush Bug, have too limited a perspective on the DC multiverse. Therefore, the position of Watcher has remained vacant for a long time since the death of Metron.
The DC multiverse lacked a suitable character, so much so that ordinary villains like Harley Quinn were given the ability to breach the fourth wall and freely observe other individual universes during this period, in order to fill the void left by the death of Mettron.
(Note: During the DC multiverse rebirth period! The new god Metatron died in the middle of the New 52. Throughout the rebirth period, he remained in a state of death until he was resurrected in Death Metal after skipping several major events such as Metal and Doomsday Bell.)
If it were a normal multiverse, this deficiency would be quickly filled, and a new recorder capable of recording history would be found for the multiverse.
However, when the DC multiverse entered the rebirth period, it was actually in a crippled state. The DC multiverse lacked the 10 years stolen by Doctor Manhattan, which not only weakened the Justice League in the main universe and caused the death of Superman N52, but also meant that the DC multiverse had no power to recreate an observer.
Moreover, due to Chen Tao's appearance, he entered the DC multiverse, which was not long after the rebirth period. He immediately underwent the Earth 15 Incident, which was like a bloodletting operation. Then, he was patched up by Batman: Dragon and subjected to a series of adrenaline surges, making him even weaker and less capable of creating any observers.
But soon, things took a turn for the better.
As Perpetua descended from the Origin Wall, Batman Dragon had gathered virtually every powerful being in the DC multiverse capable of descending from the Hypertime Stream and barely qualified to fight Perpetua, plus the Batman Who Laughs and the Void Hand he summoned, as well as Doctor Manhattan—
This massive free-for-all involves a trans-temporal flow that transcends every level of reality, and begins to attract powerful beings across the entire universe to witness it all.
While the entire DC multiverse was focused on the chaotic battle between Batman Dragon and Perpetua, few noticed that the heretical energy pulse tearing through the fabric of spacetime did not originate from the Bloodline outside the single universe, but from the Omnipotent Void.
Just as there exists a vaster universe beyond Earth, and an even more vast multiverse beyond that, this multiverse itself, which is sometimes half-dead and sometimes revived by Batman's Dragon Heartbeat, is also situated within an ever-growing omnipotent universe.
He had been observing all along.
When the golden portal opened, a strange creature emerged. It had lizard-like feet and hands, and wore steel mechanical armor resembling a skull. Its head was made of magma ions burning like flames, spewing out from what should have been a head, and then barely forming a simple face in the pile of magma.
When he appeared upstream in the timeline and saw the Ultimate Monitor, who was actually Batman's dragon, fighting with Perpetua, he instinctively felt that the multiverse was about to end.
It's either over now or over immediately. He noticed that the Batman Dragon in the timeline had temporarily stopped everything, but it was pointless.
It's like someone has drunk a mouthful of pesticide; to this strange creature, the remaining lifespan of this multiverse is merely a fleeting moment of brilliance.
"My God, this is all happening too fast. This universe could die before the investigation is even complete—especially since its stability has always relied on something as unstable as time flow."
The strange creature thought to itself, "Perhaps I should finish my duties as soon as possible, while this multiverse is still stable. Otherwise, when the universe is destroyed and the timelines are in complete chaos, the difficulty of my work will increase exponentially."
As he thought this, he turned into a ball of flame and disappeared from the spot.
And it was at this time that, even without discovering this strange creature, he had already begun to assume the role of an observer of the DC multiverse.
Within the Black Death Emperor's domain of death.
A large number of villains were also temporarily dragged into the world of the dead by Batman and Dragon. Some of them returned to the main universe of the DC multiverse due to the cosmic reboot, but others were slower and had to wait for the timeline to be constructed and then solidify for a while before they could be resurrected.
So their souls wandered in the realm of death, and soon, strange creatures appeared before them—
The first creature he discovered was a clown.
"Hey sir, why the long face? Oh, I get it, you must be the Microwave Omega Bat, that's it!" The Joker from the main universe laughed when he first saw this strange creature.
His past self, the Emperor Joker, was inserted into the mind of the Batman Who Laughs by Batman Dragon, which is why the Joker in the main universe now exhibits a peculiar madness.
The strange creature grabbed the clown by the neck.
"Was it your existence that drew me here? No, you are not important in the universe, only a strange nuisance in your world. It's a miracle they didn't kill you."
When he grabbed the clown by the neck, he instantly read the clown's entire life story.
He tossed the clown's ghost aside and then searched the realm of death, and soon he found it.
"Your name is Roger Hayden," he said. "You are a mind pirate."
"Who the hell are you?!" The mind pirate from the main universe screamed in terror.
He possesses immense power, yet he is cowardly. The Mind Pirate is one of the many powerful telepaths in the DC multiverse, but unlike other telepaths, he does not lose his memories when the universe reboots.
Therefore, given the lack of recorders in the DC multiverse, the Mind Pirates barely managed to...
Could he barely serve as a substitute?
"My name is Recorder, and I am an clerk belonging to Origin. I need information now," the strange creature said.
The strange creature—no, the recorder—opened his palm, and a book glowing green appeared in his hand: "While others can only recall the lingering echoes of what happened, you remember every piece of history that has been passed down through various crisis-level events. You understand how this world has changed. While we are talking, the Omnipotent Codex will collect the collective memory of your fellow Earthlings to record the history of this world, but the information you possess is unique, and that is exactly what I need."
Laser beams shot uncontrollably from the mind pirate's eyes, and in an instant, the recorder flipped through the books and read the entire history of the DC multiverse.
From Crisis on Infinite Earths to New 52, in the blink of an eye, those vast tides of love, hate, and grudges were simply recorded into a thin book.
Every moment Superman shines with humanity, every painful moment for Batman, every fragile tear for Wonder Woman, every sorrowful farewell for Green Lantern Hal, every step the Flash takes to measure yet never grasps, every spark of sorrow that Cyborg emits in the dead of night, every wisp of nightmare flame that ignites in Martian Manhunter's heart, every sound of the waves crashing on the shore of Mercy Harbor that echoes in Aquaman's mind.
Oh, of course, of course, and more.
Every bit of courage and strength accumulated in Batman: Dragon.
"Oh God," he said.
"Mission accomplished. Thank you for your help. This multiverse is extraordinary. I've witnessed the demise of many multiverses, but none have been as vibrant and colorful. I hope to learn more about these wonderful characters and their stories." He picked up the Mind Pirate. "But you can't offer me any more, can you?"
The mind pirate cried out, his voice trembling, "You're right, I agree. Doesn't it hurt that I can't tell you more information?"
The recorder should never have been sad.
He meant that he wouldn't normally feel empathy for any of the dead. From the recorder's perspective, all life in this DC multiverse was doomed, a world destined for destruction, and he was simply there to complete his task.
His purpose in coming here was simply to record the history that had occurred, so that it would still be remembered after everything was over.
These histories are indeed worth remembering, but no one has ever cared about where they are headed.
No matter how this universe develops, its inevitable destruction is already predetermined.
Of course, this also means that the recorder didn't have as much time to complete his work before this magnificent universe was completely destroyed.
The Origin Hands will soon arrive in this universe and erase this flawed universe, and the Recorder needs to record as much of this universe as possible before that happens.
But at this moment, a slight flutter suddenly stirred in his heart.